Florida Department of CorrectionsJulie L. Jones, Secretary

Imperative II: Ensure the Safety of Department Personnel

The Florida Department of Corrections considers maintaining safe, secure and supportive work
environments for all employees an uncompromising priority. Addressing the needs of the “whole
person” is key to a professional and safe environment and will require that issues such as domestic
violence and workplace-induced stress be targeted.

Given the agency’s belief that our employees are our greatest resource, the Department is committed
to reducing domestic and family violence incidences involving Department employees. Awareness
campaigns, statewide training and access to supportive employee assistance programs focus on the
destructive, costly and sometimes deadly impact that domestic and family violence has on safety in
the workplace and community. This imperative also addresses issues relating to staff safety in the
workplace as well as physical security in the correctional environment.

Goal 1: Ensure the safety of staff against harm by others

Key Performance Indicators:

Rates of inmate/offender assaults on staff

Annual turnover rates of department staff overall and in specified occupational categories in the
department

Number of statewide awareness campaigns and employee training offerings

Ratings on national professional standards for security based on physical security and mission
requirements of the facilities

Ratings on Department security audit and operational review standards

Strategic Objectives:

Reduce the rate of inmate/offender on staff assaults requiring outside medical care by 5 % on an annual
basis from a baseline rate of 3.2 assaults per 10,000 inmates for FY 2008-2009.

Decrease turnover rates for correctional officers and staff in all occupational categories by 3 % above the
2009 levels Department-wide.